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Green bond round-up, 13 June 2018
13 June 2018DNB Boligkreditt, a subsidiary of Norwegian bank DNB, has raised €1.5 billion ($1.76 billion) from its first green covered bond.
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Green Climate Fund commits extra $1bn to developing nations
05 March 2018The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is to provide an additional $1.09 billion for climate mitigation and adaptation projects as it says it is ready to "shift gear" in helping developing countries hit climate goals.
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Green Climate Fund makes $892m commitments
06 October 2017The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has committed $500 million to a pilot programme that will finance REDD+ emissions reductions projects, and $392 million to fund another 11 climate finance projects in developing countries.
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Cubico closes $450m of renewables projects in Mexico
09 August 2017Cubico Sustainable Investments has raised $450 million in debt for the construction of 600MW of renewables projects in Mexico.
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Two major LatAm wind deals reach financial close
09 August 2017Two major wind deals in Latin America, both involving emerging markets private equity firm Actis, have reached financial close.
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Spain's BBVA agrees green loan for Uruguay transmission project
18 July 2017Spanish bank BBVA has agreed to provide a $25 million 'green loan' to Italian energy company Terna to help it connect renewable energy projects in Uruguay to the national grid.
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Mapping the finance for Paris
16 May 2017Ian Callaghan and Tessa Tennant examine who is doing what to help finance the commitments made as part of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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Green Climate Fund approves $315m of projects - but misses target
16 December 2016The Green Climate Fund has approved a further $315.2 million of funding for projects at its latest board meeting, but has fallen short of its target for the year.
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EF BRIEFS: Impax; CBL Markets; Urban development
19 October 2016Impax Asset Management has completed the sale of a 107.7MW portfolio of wind farms in Finland to German insurer Allianz. The sale price was not disclosed.
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GCF commits $256m to new projects but defers decision on credit agencies
04 July 2016The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved funding for nine new projects, totalling $256.6 million, but postponed a controversial decision on working with export-credit agencies (ECAs).